Segway
3 synonyms for Segway, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle ridden standing up, steered by leaning and by a handlebar column; a trademark.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A two-wheeled, self-balancing electric vehicle ridden standing up, steered by leaning and by a handlebar column; a trademark.
“Tourists wobbled through the old town on Segways.”
2. verb nonstandard
A common misspelling of segue, meaning to move smoothly from one topic, scene or piece of music into another.
“He tried to segway into asking for a raise, but everyone had left the meeting.”
How to use Segway
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Capitalise Segway when you mean the vehicle. In edited writing, the transition sense should always be spelled segue.
Etymology
The trademark was coined as a respelling of segue (from Italian segue, 'it follows'), chosen to suggest a smooth transition. The spelling's resemblance is deliberate, which is why 'segway' is now such a common misspelling of segue in writing.
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